Christchurch

Don Miskell

Managing Director & Landscape Architect

Education

Post Graduate Diploma Landscape Architecture, Canterbury University, New Zealand, 1977
Bachelor of Horticultural Science, Massey University, New Zealand, 1974

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects
Member, Urban Land Institute, USA
Member, Institute of Directors in New Zealand

Profile

Don is the Managing Director of Boffa Miskell, a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy of approximately 150 people. He has practised as a consulting landscape architect and master planner since graduating in 1977. He has extensive experience in environmental planning and design projects throughout New Zealand, and parts of Asia and the Pacific. Don has a depth and breadth of experience across numerous client sectors, including:

• property and tourism development
• transport, energy and mining
• education and health
• primary production and processing
• central, regional and local government

Don is involved in all stages of project development: - site evaluation and selection; design and master planning; the planning approval process; and project design and assessment. He is often engaged as an expert witness on environmental planning and development projects.

Don brings leadership skills, integrative thinking, creativity and a talent for bringing together effective teams to assist client organisations with complex environmental planning challenges and important design and development opportunities.

Don combines the power of design thinking, integrative thinking and collaboration to add lasting value to projects in the built and natural environment. The pay off is the creation of great places where people want to visit, live, work, play and do commerce. The benefits for the client and the community are economic, environmental, social and cultural.

Expertise

Master planning

Integrated planning and design of major projects from initial briefing, site selection and project definition, feasibility and site studies, through to concept development and cost planning. Leading role in Millbrook Resort; Nusa Jaya New Town, Malaysia; Canterbury University Campus; Pegasus Town.

Urban design

Designing public and private space in urban environments to provide vital, attractive and functional places for people - city centres, streets and plazas, waterfronts, shopping centres and residential projects. Leading role in Christchurch Arts Centre; Pegasus Town; Hazeldean Business Park; Russley Retirement Village.

Landscape assessment

Assessing the existing character and landscape effects of proposed development projects in terms of Section 6(a), 6(b), 6(c) and 7(c) RMA (Resource Management Act). Advising on mitigation of adverse effects; and land development and land management policies. Leading role in Otira Viaduct; Tauranga Harbour Bridge; Queenstown Airport Runway Extension; White Hill Wind Farm.